Published: Monday, March 4, 2013 at 2:12 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, March 4, 2013 at 2:12 p.m.

MIDWAY | Seven people, including three children, have been displaced after an early Saturday morning mobile home fire in Midway.

Firefighters with the Midway Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the fire at 401 Hebron Church Road, Lot 10, at 4:04 a.m.

The first unit arrived on the scene at 4:09 a.m. to find heavy fire showing from the front and rear doors of the single-wide mobile home, said Midway VFD Chief Mike Craft.

Firefighters brought the fire under control within 10 minutes. The Midway VFD and Davidson County Fire Marshal's Office have deemed the mobile home to be a total loss.

Four adults and three children were at home at the time of the fire and escaped serious injury. One of the adults had minor injuries after breaking out a window to escape the fire. That person was not transported for medical treatment, Craft said.

Smoke detectors that were installed in the home did not alert the owners, Craft said. One of the adults told firefighters that smoke woke her up, so she alerted everybody to get out of the house, the chief said.

"Without the operating of the smoke detectors, they were very lucky to make it out," said Davidson County Fire Marshal Brad Needham.

The Midway VFD identified the owner and one of the occupants of the house as Carolina Chimal. He said two families lived at the residence, and the children who lived there were the ages of 3 months, 4 and 7 years old. Craft said the residents lost all of their belongings in the fire, and the owner did not have insurance on the mobile home.

Craft and Needham said the fire originated in the living room area.

"We are unable to determine the exact cause" of the fire, Needham said.

The Gumtree and Wallburg volunteer fire departments, as well as Davidson County Emergency Medical Services, assisted Midway firefighters. The Greater High Point-Davidson Chapter of the American Red Cross assisted the families.

Darrick Ignasiak can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 217, or darrick.ignasiak@the-dispatch.com.

<p>MIDWAY | Seven people, including three children, have been displaced after an early Saturday morning mobile home fire in Midway.</p><p>Firefighters with the Midway Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the fire at 401 Hebron Church Road, Lot 10, at 4:04 a.m.</p><p>The first unit arrived on the scene at 4:09 a.m. to find heavy fire showing from the front and rear doors of the single-wide mobile home, said Midway VFD Chief Mike Craft.</p><p>Firefighters brought the fire under control within 10 minutes. The Midway VFD and Davidson County Fire Marshal's Office have deemed the mobile home to be a total loss.</p><p>Four adults and three children were at home at the time of the fire and escaped serious injury. One of the adults had minor injuries after breaking out a window to escape the fire. That person was not transported for medical treatment, Craft said.</p><p>Smoke detectors that were installed in the home did not alert the owners, Craft said. One of the adults told firefighters that smoke woke her up, so she alerted everybody to get out of the house, the chief said.</p><p>"Without the operating of the smoke detectors, they were very lucky to make it out," said Davidson County Fire Marshal Brad Needham.</p><p>The Midway VFD identified the owner and one of the occupants of the house as Carolina Chimal. He said two families lived at the residence, and the children who lived there were the ages of 3 months, 4 and 7 years old. Craft said the residents lost all of their belongings in the fire, and the owner did not have insurance on the mobile home.</p><p>Craft and Needham said the fire originated in the living room area.</p><p>"We are unable to determine the exact cause" of the fire, Needham said.</p><p>The Gumtree and Wallburg volunteer fire departments, as well as Davidson County Emergency Medical Services, assisted Midway firefighters. The Greater High Point-Davidson Chapter of the American Red Cross assisted the families.</p><p>Darrick Ignasiak can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 217, or darrick.ignasiak@the-dispatch.com.</p>